Billy’s condition inspired Kimmel to share a more political side on the show, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” During several monologues, Kimmel revealed his son’s health problems and addressed the Republicans who were attempting to repeal the Affordable Care Act. According to the Congressional Budget Office, President Donald Trump’s proposed repeal effort would have stripped millions of their medical insurance coverage.

“If your baby is going to die and it doesn’t have to, it shouldn’t matter how much money you make,” Kimmel said in his monologue last May. “I think that’s something that whether you’re a Republican or Democrat or something else, we all agree on that, right?”